OUST vs WRD vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Ouster, WeRide and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.37 -21.0% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 6, WeRide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOUSTWRDZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.25B $1.35B $18.06B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.6x -6.0x 33.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.8% +244.8% +12.7% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.0% -243.6% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -24.9% 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% -60.8% +22.9% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr — -6.4%/yr ZBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.5% 60.3% 47.2% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 66/100 62/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

OUSTWRDZBRA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisOUSTWRDZBRA
Valuation 9 #102 of 112 42 #8 of 13 68 #37 of 112
Growth 82 #21 of 109 91 #2 of 12 49 #56 of 109
Profitability 14 #90 of 104 82 #3 of 12 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 88 #15 of 116 50 #7 of 13 17 #97 of 116
Shareholder Returns 25 #61 of 81 – 94 #6 of 81
Overall 43 66 62
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOUSTWRDZBRASPY
1 month -25.0%-21.0%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -3.3%-24.8%+34.2% +3.9%
6 months +25.5%-44.1%+74.1% +8.2%
Year to date +51.5%-49.7%+57.2% +12.9%
1 year -11.6%-60.8%+22.9% +12.3%
3 years +765.2%—+84.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +105.4%—+22.6% +23.3%
5 years -48.6%—-28.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%—-6.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+475.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+19.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOUSTWRDZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.5%60.3%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.6%63.5%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.602.261.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-1.010.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-89.9%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.6%-62.7%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $62.52$11.72$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $16.63$4.08$199.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleOUSTWRDZBRA
P/E now vs peer median -40.6xmedian 33.2x -6.0x 33.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.8x 14.6xmedian 18.7x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -37.8xmedian 20.0x — 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 29.8x —median 14.5x 20.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 1.17 — -8.94median 1.17

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsOUSTWRDZBRA
Revenue $204.91M $92.10M $5.85B
Gross profit $101.63M $39.20M $2.90B
Operating income -$62.60M -$260.29M $858.00M
Net income -$53.33M -$237.93M $539.00M
Free cash flow -$82.47M – $904.00M
R&D $68.46M $219.70M $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 – $11.20
Cash & equivalents $91.76M $629.27M $157.00M
Total debt – $194.84M $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 65.99M – 48.13M
Enterprise value $1.36B -$1.69B $16.61B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricOUSTWRDZBRA
P/E -40.6x -6.0x 33.8x
P/FCF -27.2x – 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow -41.7x – 18.4x
P/S 11.0x 14.6x 3.1x
P/B 6.0x 1.4x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 1.4x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA -37.8x – 19.3x
EV/EBIT -31.7x -2.9x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 8.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF -24.1x – 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -36.9x – 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 – -8.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUSTWRDZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.8% 244.8% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 51.6% – 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 90.8% 142.5% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 166.5% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% -22.9% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% – -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.0% 29.9% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.0% – -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.1% – 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% – -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -329.9% – 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -416.3% – 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUSTWRDZBRA
Gross margin 49.6% 42.6% 49.6%
EBITDA margin -25.6% – 18.3%
Operating margin -30.6% -282.6% 14.7%
Pretax margin -25.5% -258.0% 12.1%
Net margin -26.0% -243.6% 9.2%
FCF margin -40.2% – 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin -26.3% – 16.7%
Return on equity -16.5% -24.1% 15.6%
Return on assets -12.5% -20.5% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – -24.9% 10.6%
Return on capital employed -18.1% -26.6% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 18.5% – 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUSTWRDZBRA
Debt / assets – 6.3% 32.0%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.4x
Debt / FCF – – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 21.8% 17.5% 60.2%
Equity / assets 78.2% 82.5% 39.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.2x 5.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 3.5x 4.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 3.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 10.70 2.21 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUSTWRDZBRA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -6.2% – 5.0%
Shareholder yield -6.2% – 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusOUSTWRDZBRA
Forward P/E – – 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.51MFY2026 $149.56MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.6% +88.4% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUSTWRDZBRA
Held by institutions 53.9% 26.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 330 110 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% -1.2% +4.5%
Institutions buying 233 51 309
Institutions selling 66 35 242
Buyers to sellers 3.53 1.46 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

OUSTWRDZBRA
OUST 1.00 0.41 0.34
WRD 0.41 1.00 0.26
ZBRA 0.34 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUST, WRD and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ouster (OUST) $2.25B, WeRide (WRD) $1.35B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (WeRide (WRD) -24.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -11.6%, WeRide (WRD) -60.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%. Over five years, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) compounded fastest (Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Ouster (OUST) 102.5%, WeRide (WRD) 60.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OUST, WRD and ZBRA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.